Belinda Johnson Quotes
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When I pull my hair back in a ponytail, that's how you know I'm having a hard day.
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There's a historical view that adding process into a scrappy start-up kills innovation, but I'm a firm believer that you need process at some point to remain agile.
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At a well-run company, good ideas are embraced no matter where they come from.
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After law school, I put on my power suit and worked at a series of law firms. By the time I was at my third in six years, it dawned on me that a traditional law job wasn't for me.
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Persistence pushes me to be bold and seek out the opportunities I've wanted. It starts by envisioning what you want, no matter how big or small, and believing that you can achieve it.
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So many opportunities are born from not asking permission.
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We want for everyone to be treated with dignity and respect in any situation. And so we've been thinking about how do we use our platform to empower women. More than half of our hosts are women, and many are using the extra income to start their own businesses.
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There was a time when people thought our hosts weren't collecting and remitting taxes, and we've been very proactive about going out and trying to solve this.
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Programs that encourage mentorship, workshops that teach women how to self advocate, and even employee resource groups that are focused on women in the workplace are all very powerful outlets that foster safe-space conversations.
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Cities have unique home-sharing policy needs - a dense, urban city may have different concerns than a historic vacation town or a non-traditional travel destination.
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Every woman who proves that it is not about gender but about excellence paves the way.
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I think it takes a unique temperament for a lawyer who wants to go to a start-up, because generally, by nature, it's a high-risk environment.
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I'm a huge Trekkie.
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My best advice to young women looking to get into both travel and tech is to put yourself out there, get out of your comfort zone, and be persistent.
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That's what I love - to be pushed out of my comfort zone.
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The advice I give is that, tempting as it is, getting the training you can get from law firm experience is really invaluable. It teaches you not just what you know but what you don't.
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I've always liked diving into new things.
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When I left Yahoo, I was really looking for an early stage company that had some complexities and things that needed to be figured out.
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I'm in bed by 10, but I may not actually go to sleep until 11. It doesn't take long. I just breathe in and out maybe 10 times, and that does it.
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Lead by example. Women often wait for permission instead of acting, and I try to encourage bold action.
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As anyone who has started a company knows, it's pretty common not to see any income for months.
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I don't think I get angry.
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It's important for anyone working at a hyper growth company such as Airbnb to embrace learning and be open in order to keep pace with the changing environment.